Thursday, December 26, 2013

Happy Boxing Day!

I hope that your Christmas day was as peaceful and serene as ours.It started snowing lightly early yesterday morning and continued most of the day. We couldn't have ordered a more picture-perfect Christmas day. While preparing and cooking our Christmas dinner, I managed to squeeze in the last of the hand stitching of my new quilt design. And if everything goes as planned today, I'm hoping to add the final two borders later this afternoon which will complete the flimsy!

Bright and early this morning, while Ollie and Mr. Painted Quilt were out clearing the snow from our massive driveway...

I was baking shortbread cookies.

I'm sure the boys will appreciate some cookies and hot chocolate when they come in from the cold.

On Monday of this week, my sewing buddies and I met at A Needle Pulling Thread Quilt Shop for lunch and our fabric gift exchange which was postponed from the week before because of the snowstorm.

After we got the eating part out of the way, we couldn't wait to open our gifts. We all know each other's tastes so well which made the shopping part easy.I absolutely love my gifts. Thanks so much Gail, Debra, Rosie and Darlene!

A tradition in the Painted Quilt household starting on Boxing Day and continuing into New Year's week is to watch the World Junior hockey tournament which we're doing as I write this post.And guess who's curled up by the fire keeping us company?

Everything looks beautiful - especially the food! Happy Boxing Day! I'll just never get over how your Ollie and kitty love each other and snuggle like they do! They are adorable! Have a happy day! Cheery wave from Bev

Mr. PQ shoveled your entire driveway? I always thought those who lived outside the south (I'm in Florida so consider the context of this comment) had power snow blowers that made short work of the snow. That is a LOT of work and I'm sure he appreciated coming your warm homemade shortbread. As you can tell, I clearly know nothing about snow removal. Yum!

Wow! Mr PQ and Ollie deserve a medal for all the work! That's a lot of snow, but I'm sure glad you had the perfect White Christmas, Kaaren! If I was there I would have a cookie in each hand and be curled up with the boys in front of the fire!Cheers!

Two days break in a horrid rain and gales this side of the water, due back tomorrow :-( Yours is ideal picture. Spare a though for my friends, who moved north from London at the end of October and now are spending Christmas without any electricity due to the weather, not being able to cook any food. We have been spared, all has been as it should be!Happy Boxing Day!xx

Looks like Mr. PQ got some quality help from Ollie on that driveway. : )Oh, what wonderful gifts from friends. Love them all, but that stitched tree on the black heart (is there a pattern?)--and the Floral Gatherings charm pack really jumped out at me.

sounds idyllic, you even had some snow . What lovely gifts you had from your quilting friends. I am having the family come tomorrow for Christmas lunch, 2 daughters and one granddaughter (15) so must nip to the shops. Seems odd having the meal so late but Helen is a nurse and was working nights but now has a week off.

Hi Kaaren. So glad you had a good Boxing Day. I so love your blog. I just said to a friend that the trait of a really great blog, or even of an individual post, is that it makes you want to be there, enjoying the same things. Those cookiea look amazing. Your gifts from your friends look perfect.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Kaaren!! Your ollie and my fergus look like they could be siblings....We have about the same amount of snow here in Ontario and then some quite a bit freezing rain. So many without power. Love to see that you are still quilting. Take care my friend.....

I ♥ my friends

About Me

I am an artist and have recently retired from actively designing, publishing and travel teaching in the decorative painting industry. In December of 2010, we moved from Eastern Ontario to the beautiful Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia. Quilting, stitching, wool applique and rug hooking are just a few of my passions.
During the last 5 years I have released over 40 new and FREE designs here on my blog. Just scroll down and you'll find the links to all of my FREE patterns available in PDF format under the title First Friday Freebies and More First Friday Freebies. Click on them one at a time to download and print the photos, instructions and line drawings. Enjoy!